Hi Guys,
I have a new to me 1994 GMC Suburban K1500 with 104,000 miles on it. The previous owner used it for towing and told me it had a trans rebuild and a shift kit added less than 20k miles ago. when I test drove it and asked about the hard shift he said it was because of the shift kit, not ever having anything with a shift kit in it I didn't think much about it . when I ask what kind of kit was in it he didn't know, just said the shop put it in.
HOWEVER , after buying it I find that the 1-2 shift is so hard that I am afraid it will break something, the shift is always at 1500 rpm and always immediate, with no lag. The 2-3 shift is firmer than anything else I have driven but acceptable. the rest of the shifting seems normal .
Right now it is just sitting because after reading many threads I don't want to cause any damage that would require pulling the trans. Is there any common problem with this 1-2 hard shift symptom that I should look at ?
Many Thanks,
I have a new to me 1994 GMC Suburban K1500 with 104,000 miles on it. The previous owner used it for towing and told me it had a trans rebuild and a shift kit added less than 20k miles ago. when I test drove it and asked about the hard shift he said it was because of the shift kit, not ever having anything with a shift kit in it I didn't think much about it . when I ask what kind of kit was in it he didn't know, just said the shop put it in.
HOWEVER , after buying it I find that the 1-2 shift is so hard that I am afraid it will break something, the shift is always at 1500 rpm and always immediate, with no lag. The 2-3 shift is firmer than anything else I have driven but acceptable. the rest of the shifting seems normal .
Right now it is just sitting because after reading many threads I don't want to cause any damage that would require pulling the trans. Is there any common problem with this 1-2 hard shift symptom that I should look at ?
Many Thanks,